By BERNIE BELLAN One of the great advantages of working at a newspaper is you don’t have to get out all that much in order to write stories. It goes without saying that the telephone and email make it so much easier to be in touch with just about anyone.

It’s been more than three weeks since President Trump made his surprise announcement about recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. I admit that I was one of the many individuals who expected a very violent reaction from within the Arab world.